Lander brings mayor’s ‘Vision Zero’ plan to Park Slope
Park Slope residents are already seeing parts of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” pedestrian safety plan in action, according to Councilman Brad Lander, who said a recent sting by police resulted in summonses for dangerous motorists.
Lander said that during a two-day period, Jan. 23-24, the 78th Precinct handed out 16 summonses to drivers for failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
The summonses came as a result of a “failure-to-yield” sting the cops conducted.
Drivers are required by law to yield to pedestrians who are crossing with a walk signal, within the crosswalk. Failure to do so is the leading cause of pedestrian injuries on New York City streets, Lander said.